GoMax Electronics SP-5564 User manual

5x64 HDMI Splitter in Modularized
HDMI/Cat.X Out
User Manual
rev: 121115
Made in Taiwan
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The SP-5564 5x64 HDMI Splitter in Modularized HDMI/Cat.X Out has been tested for
conformance to safety regulations and requirements, and has been certified for international use.
However, like all electronic equipments, the SP-5564 should be used with care. Please read and
follow the safety instructions to protect yourself from possible injury and to minimize the risk of
damage to the unit.
●Follow all instructions and warnings marked on this unit.
●Do not attempt to service this unit yourself, except where explained in this manual.
●Provide proper ventilation and air circulation and do not use near water.
●Keep objects that might damage the device and assure that the placement of this unit is on a
stable surface.
●Use only the power adapter and power cords and connection cables designed for this unit.
●Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners to clean this unit. Always unplug the power to the device
before cleaning.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................1
FEATURES.........................................................................................................................1
SPECIFICATIONS..............................................................................................................2
PACKAGE CONTENTS......................................................................................................3
PANEL DESCRIPTIONS.....................................................................................................3
DIP SWITCH SETTING.......................................................................................................5
HARDWARE INSTALLATION.............................................................................................6
EDID LEARNING................................................................................................................6
CONNECTION DIAGRAM ..................................................................................................7
FIRMWARE UPDATE.........................................................................................................8
OPERATION.......................................................................................................................9
PIN DEFINITION...............................................................................................................11
NOTICE............................................................................................................................12
WARRANTY .....................................................................................................................13

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INTRODUCTION
The SP-5564 5x64 HDMI Splitter in Modularized HDMI/Cat.X Out is the most advanced HDMI
splitter with flexible output port expansion capability in the market. The number of HDMI outputs of
SP-5564 can be up to 64 in typical HDMI connectors or CAT5 connectors. SP-5564 offers the first HDMI
distribution system which can be easily expanded to have more outputs with plug daughter boards to
increase the size of high definition HDMI distribution network. Each daughter board offers 8 HDMI signal
fan outs with either HDMI or CAT-5 connectors with one extra HDMI connector for another local input. For
each CAT5 output port, SP-5564 can transmit Full HD 1080p AV signals up to 40 meters/130 feet
distance away through single solid CAT-5/6/7 cables. Moreover SP-5564 is cascadable and allows users
to extend Full HD A/V to HDMI compliant displays almost anywhere. For convenience, SP-5564 is also
equipped with a local 5x1 HDMI switch for input selection. With the built in equalization for HDMI inputs,
the input HDMI cable can actually be extended up to 20 meters/66 feet long under Full HD, and make the
overall transmission distance superior than regular HDMI splitters or matrix switches in the market.
FEATURES
●State-of-the-art Silicon Image (founder of HDMI) chipset embedded for utmost compatibility and
reliability
●Support HDMI Deep Color & 3D
●HDCP compliant
●PCIe card slot compatible design
●Each HDMI PCIe card provides HDMI outputs and 1 local input
●HDMI PCIe card can be built with either HDMI out or Cat.X out
●Regenerates the HDMI signal
●HDMI local input for adding another source to the eight outputs
●Supports default HDMI EDID and has the ability to learn the EDID of displays
●Extends up to 20m (66ft) of input HDMI cable
●Extends up to 60m (200ft) of output Cat.X solid UTP cable under HD (720p / 1080i)
●Extends up to 40m (130ft) of output Cat.X solid UTP cable under Full HD (1080p)
●Pure unaltered uncompressed 7.1ch digital HDMI over Cat.X cable transmission
●Allows cascading
●RS-232 control master and local sources
●3RU rack mountable
The length depends on the characteristics and quality of the cables. Higher resolutions and
longer transmission distances require low skew cables (<25ns/100m) for best performance.
Unshielded CAT6 with metal RJ-45 connectors is recommended.
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SPECIFICATIONS
Model Name
SP-5564
Technical
Role of usage
5x64 Distribution Amplifier Transmitter [TX]
HDMI compliance
HDMI Deep Color & 3D
HDCP compliance
Yes
Video bandwidth
Single-link 225MHz [6.75Gbps]
Video support
480i / 480p / 720p / 1080i / 1080p60 24/30/36-bit color
Transmission over UTP
cable (24-bit)
Full HD (1080p)-40m (130ft) [CAT.X]
HD (720p/1080i)-50m (165ft) [CAT.X]
Audio support
Surround sound (up to 7.1ch) or stereo digital audio
Signal equalization
Built-in
Input TMDS signal
1.2 Volts [peak-to-peak]
Input DDC signal
5 Volts [peak-to-peak, TTL]
ESD protection
Human body X 19kV [air-gap discharge] & 12kV [contact discharge]
PCB stack-up
4-layer board [impedance control —differential 100Ω; single 50Ω]
Input
Main: 5x HDMI / Sub: up to 8x HDMI
Output
Up to 64x HDMI or RJ45 combined *
HDMI connector
Type A [19-pin female]
RS232 connector
DE-9 [9-pin D-sub female]
DIP switch
EDID setting
Rotary control switch
Firmware update
Mechanical
Housing
Metal enclosure
Dimensions
[L x W x H]
Model
431 x 311 x 132mm [1'5" x 1'0" x 5.1"]
Package
530 x 420 x 275mm [1'9" x 1'5" x 10.8"]
Carton
530 x 420 x 275mm [1'9" x 1'5" x 10.8"]
Weight
Model
4394g [9.7 lbs]
Package
5400g [11.9 lbs]
Fixedness
3RU rack-mounting with ears
Power supply
100-240 AC
Power consumption
100 Watts [max]
Operation temperature
0~40°C [32~104°F]
Storage temperature
-20~60°C [-4~140°F]
Relative humidity
20~90% RH [no condensation]
* The number of HDMI or cat-5/5e/6 is depended on the daughter boards.

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PACKAGE CONTENTS
●1x SP-5564
●1x Rack-mounting ear set
●1x UL AC C13 power cord
●1x User Manual
PANEL DESCRIPTIONS
Front Panel
1.Power On/Off Button: Turn On/Off the power
2.Main Source Select: Use to select the HDMI source of 5x1 switcher main board
3.Sub Input Select: Select input mapping to the main source or local input
4.VFD Menu: Menu for showing selected item or status
5.Up Button: Use to select sub menu or increase number
Down Button: Use to select sub menu or decrease number
Left Button: Use to go back the previous item
Right Button: Used to select the sub menu show on VFD
6.Set Button: Use to set the change
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Rear Panel
7.HDMI Signal Local Inputs: Local input from Group 1 to Group 8
8.HDMI Signal OUTPUT 1-64: Link to each HDMI display via a HDMI cable directly or Cat-5e/6/7 cable
with a HDMI over CAT5e receiver CV-735 or CV-715s on each CAT5 output port
9.HDMI INPUT 1-5: Inputs of 5x1 switcher main board
10.2-pin DIP Switch: EDID & audio/video settings
11.Rotary DIP Switch: Firmware Update.
12.RS232: RS232 Control Signal to PC
13.Power On/Off Switch: Connect to aAC power [100-240V] supply unit here
14.AC Power: Connect to aAC power [100-240V] supply unit here

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DIP SWITCH SETTING
DIP Switch Position
Video
Audio
Description
Pin 1
Pin 2
Off []
Off []
Up to 1080p
Surround 1
Default Mode 2—
Up to 1080p & surround sound audio output up to
7.1ch (DTS-HD Master & Dolby TrueHD)
Off []
On []
Up to 1080p
Stereo
Safe Mode 3—
Make the system output at 1080p video and stereo
audio for basic compatibility
On []
Off []
Bypass 4
Bypass 4
EDID Learning Mode 5—
for learning EDID from the display while playing any
received HDMI audio format
On []
On []
Bypass
Stereo
EDID Learning & Stereo Mode 5—
for learning EDID from the display while enforcing
stereo output if any HDTV cannot play surround
sound normally
Note for EDID (Extended Display Identification Data) learning
1If the HDTV shows video but without audio, please try to set audio mode to stereo.
2Factory default setting of Mode is pin-1 OFF []& pin-2 OFF []for 1080p with surround sound.
3If you encounter any unsolved audio/video output problem during system installation, please turn
any Mode to pin-1 OFF []& pin-2 ON []for safe mode to enforce the most compatible 1080p
stereo output for system check. However, the safe mode cannot be initiated if your HDMI source is
set to enforce 1080p output. In this case, please reconfigure your HDMI source to all resolution
output for troubleshooting.
4Bypass means the distribution amplifier will maintain playing the original format of HDMI signals in
video and perhaps audio. By setting at this mode, the users may encounter compatibility issue
among different kindsof HDMI sources and displays. If you cannot get the audio and/or video
output normally at the system installation, please change the DIP switch setting to default mode or
even safe mode to verify the functionality of the device.
5To learn the EDID of HDMI display for respective HDMI source devices, please see the [EDID
Learning] section in the next page for more detail information.
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HARDWARE INSTALLATION
Broadcasts HDMI signals up to 64 remote displays with a local port
1. Turn off all devices, including sources and displays.
2. Connect an HDMI source (such as a Blu-ray Disc player) to the HDMI INPUT port.
3. Connect an HDMI receiver (such as a TV monitor) to the HDMI OUTPUT port.
4. Connect the CAT-5/5e/6 OUTPUT port the receivers (CV-735 or CV-715s) via Cat-5/5e/6 cables to
each HDMI Signal OUTPUT port.
5. Connect the local HDMI source to each group.
6. Plug in AC power supply.
7. Power on the HDMI source device.
8. Power on the HDMI displays.
EDID LEARNING
1. Please connect the display which the user want to learn EDID from, to the Input 1 of the 5 main
inputs via HDMI cable.
2. Set the DIP switch position pin 1 at ON [].
3. Please reboot the SP-5564 and wait for 30 seconds. Then the EDID learning sequence will be
completed after the 30 seconds.
4. Resume the installation (see Hardware Installation section for more detail).
Step7 and step8 is important. Some monitors will automatically be set to Power Saving. They
keep this mode even the signal appears.
Set the DIP switch pin 1 at OFF [] will erase the EDID profile learned from the display and
restore the default EDID profile. So please do not dial the pin 1 back to OFF [] unless you
want to use default EDID profile or learn new EDID from different HDMI display.

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CONNECTION DIAGRAM
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FIRMWARE UPDATE
This section is for technical support only. Do not try The definition of rotary switch is listed below.
When the user is going to do firmware update, please set the rotary switch from Oto Ffirst. Once the
procedure is done, please switch it back to 0. Normally, user should keep the position of the rotary switch
at 0. The other positions are reserved for other uses in the future.
Rotary Switch Position
Description
0
Normal Operation
F
Main Board firmware Update
1~E
Reserved [Don’t select]
After setting the rotary switch to F and executing the software for firmware update. Please follow the
steps to do firmware update.
1. COM Port
Please choose the correct port connected to PC.
2. Load File
Point out the location of the file which is going to be used for firmware update.
3. Burn
Press the button first to enter the standby mode.After user reboot the device, the system will start to
procedure firmware update automatically. When the procedure is done, RS-232 between the device
and PC will be disconnected.
4. Cancel
When the user wants to terminate the updating process, please press this button is to leave.
5. Encrypt
For technical support only
1
2
3
4
5

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OPERATION
Method A: Push-in Button
There are two ways to control SP-5564 via the front panel. The easiest method is to control via the
left side of the front panel. The first step is to select one input as the Main input. And then decide if it
follows the Main Input or adopt its Sub Input output module by output module. The advanced approach is
using the button pad and VFD on the right side to have more selection and information. Please press Up
and Down button to switch the Sub Menu. The sequence of the control mode is listed in the following
table.
Control Mode
Main Menu
Machine Type and Temperature
Sub Menu - 00
Global Input
Sub Menu - 01
Local Input
Sub Menu - 02
Status
By pushing UP button, the Sub Menu will be switched by the sequence “02 01 00 02”.
By pushing Down button, the Sub Menu will be switched by the sequence “00 01 02 00”.
When pushing the Right button, the VFD will be set on Sub Menu.
Main Menu –Machine Type and Temperature
It will show the status of SP-5564 and the temperature in the box.
Sub Menu –Global Input [Select one of the five inputs as the main inputs]
Use Up button and Down button to select the main input, then push SET button to apply the setting.
After setting, please pushing the Left button to return the Sub Menu.
If user doesn’t push any button in this mode, the system will go back to Main Menu automatically few
minutes later.
Sub Menu –Local Input [Decide if the output module follows the Local Input]
Press Right button to enter the setting.
Use UP button or Down button to select the number of Output Module from 1~8.
After selecting the board number, press Right button to select the source from Main or Sub Input.
After setting, please push SET button to remember the setting.
If user doesn’t push any button in this mode, the system will go back to Main Menu automatically few
minutes later.
Sub Menu –Status [Show the Global/Local input for each output module]
Use UP button and Down button to switch the information.
If user doesn’t push any button in this mode, the system will go back to Main Menu automatically few
minutes later.
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Method B: Software Control through RS-232 or USB port
1. COM Port：
The software will automatically detect which COM port is occupied in the PC. Please choose the
correct COM port first and press Connect button to connect the device and PC. After connection, user
also can press Disconnect button to terminate connection.
2. System Operation：
Power On
Turn on the device.
Power Off
Turn off the device.
Display Status
Read the setting from the
device to the software.
String Table
User can rename Input, Sub
Input and Output Group to
meet the on-site requirement.
3. Main Input Select：
Tick one of the five Inputs as the main source. And the system will automatically apply the Main Input
setting to all of the output modules. Therefore, except the output module which is selected to its own
Sub Input, the other outputs will display the main source.
4. Sub Input Select：
There are two source can be displayed for each output module. One is from the Main Input, and
another is from Sub/Local Input. By the drop-down menu, user can flexibly set up the broadcasting
environment.
If there is no daughter board inserted into the output module port, the software will disable
the corresponding drop-down menu to avoid any misunderstanding.
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2
3
4

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PIN DEFINITION
HDMI
Type A (Receptacle) HDMI
Pin 1
TMDS Data2+
Pin 11
TMDS Clock Shield
Pin 2
TMDS Data2 Shield
Pin 12
TMDS Clock–
Pin 3
TMDS Data2–
Pin 13
NC
Pin 4
TMDS Data1+
Pin 14
Reserved (N.C. on device)
Pin 5
TMDS Data1 Shield
Pin 15
SCL
Pin 6
TMDS Data1–
Pin 16
SDA
Pin 7
TMDS Data0+
Pin 17
DDC/CEC Ground
Pin 8
TMDS Data0 Shield
Pin 18
+5V Power
Pin 9
TMDS Data0–
Pin 19
Hot Plug Detect
Pin 10
TMDS Clock+
CAT5 [RJ45]
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NOTICE
1. When adjusting the signal level on the receiver unit, please dial the rotary control switch from 7 to 0
and stop turning the rotary switch whenever the audio/video is playing normally. Inappropriate signal
level setting may cause overpowering issue that would shorten the product life significantly!
2. If the DVI or HDMI device requires the EDID information, please use EDID Reader/Writer to retrieve
and provide DVI or HDMI display EDID information.
3. All HDMI over Cat.X transmission distances are measured using Belden 1583A CAT5e 125MHz UTP
cable and ASTRODESIGN Video Signal Generator VG-859C & VG-870B.
4. The transmission length is largely affected by the type of Cat-5/5e/6 cables, the type of HDMI sources,
and the type of HDMI display. The testing result shows solid UTP cables (usually in the form of 330m
bulk cables) can transmit a lot longer signals than stranded UTP cables (usually in the form of fixed
length patch cords). Shielded STP cables are better suited than unshielded UTP cables. A solid UTP
Cat-5e cable shows longer transmission range than stranded STP Cat-6 cable. For long extension
applications, solid UTP/STP cables are the only viable choice.
5. EIA/TIA-568-B termination (T568B) for category cables is recommended.
6. To reduce the interference among the unshielded twisted pairs of wires in Cat-5/5e/6 cable, one can
use double shielded STP cables to improve EMI problems, which is worsen in long transmission.
7. Because the quality of the CAT5/6 cables has the major effect on how long the transmission limit can
achieve and how good is the received picture quality, the actual transmission range is subject to one's
choice of Cat-5/5e/6 cables. For desired resolutions greater than 1080i or 1280x1024, a Cat-6 cable is
recommended.
8. If your HDMI display has multiple HDMI inputs, it is found that the first HDMI input [HDMI input 1]
generally can produce better transmission performance among all HDMI inputs.
Performance Guide for HDMI over Category Cable Transmission
Performance rating
Type of category cable
Wiring
Shielding
CAT5
CAT5e
CAT6
Solid
Unshielded (UTP)



Shielded (STP)



Stranded
Unshielded (UTP)



Shielded (STP)



Termination
Please use EIA/TIA-568-B termination (T568B) at any time

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WARRANTY
The SELLER warrants the SP-5564 5x64 HDMI Splitter in Modularized HDMI/Cat.X Out free from
defects in the material and workmanship for 1 year from the date of purchase from the SELLER or an
authorized dealer. Should this product fail to be in good working order within 1 year warranty period, The
SELLER, at its option, repair or replace the unit, provided that the unit has not been subjected to accident,
disaster, abuse or any unauthorized modifications including static discharge and power surge. This
warranty is offered by the SELLER for its BUYER with direct transaction only. This warranty is void if the
warranty seal on the metal housing is broken.
Unit that fails under conditions other than those covered will be repaired at the current price of parts
and labor in effect at the time of repair. Such repairs are warranted for 90 days from the day of reshipment
to the BUYER. If the unit is delivered by mail, customers agree to insure the unit or assume the risk of loss
or damage in transit. Under no circumstances will a unit be accepted without a return authorization
number.
The warranty is in lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied, including without limitations, any
other implied warranty or fitness or merchantability for any particular purpose, all of which are expressly
disclaimed.
Proof of sale may be required in order to claim warranty. Customers outside Taiwan are responsible
for shipping charges to and from the SELLER. Cables and power adapters are limited to a 30 day
warranty and must be free from any markings, scratches, and neatly coiled.
The content of this manual has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate. However, The
SELLER assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this manual. The
SELLER will NOT be liable for direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages resulting
from any defect or omission in this manual, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Also, the
technical information contained herein regarding the SP-5564 features and specifications is subject to
change without further notice.